# Accident 20110721016019A: Piper PA-32-260, Bolivar, MO, July 21, 2011

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 21, 2011, 20:23 local time
- Place: Bolivar, MO
- Airport: Bolivar Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 37.5961° N, 93.3478° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5961&lon=-93.3478&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3815W, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3815W) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-32-260 (registry code 7103206, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-32-260) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-540 series (registry code 41532, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA-32-260
- Reported engine: LYCOMING 0-540 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Airline transport, flight instructor
- Pilot flight hours: 20,827 total, 1,000 in this make and model, 65 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CEN11CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA501) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20110721016019A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

THE AIRCRAFT WAS LANDING ON RUNWAY 36 AT BOLIVAR MUNICIPAL AIRPORT (M17), BOLIVAR, MISSOURI. AS THE AIRCRAFT FLARED AND JUST BEFORE TOUCH DOWN, A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE AIRCRAFT AND WAS HIT BY THE PROPELLER AND THE LEFT WING. THE ENGINE WAS AT IDLE RPM WHEN THE PROPELLER HIT THE DEER.  THE AIRCRAFT LANDED AND CAME TO A STOP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THERE WAS NO OPPORTUNITY TO AVOID STRIKING THE DEER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CEN11CA501](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN11CA501), Jul 22, 2011: Piper PA-32-260 (N3815W), Bolivar, MO, substantial damage. Probable cause: The collision with a deer during landing at an airport with known wildlife activity.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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